Derek Boogaard was one of the most respected, ... Boogaard would record the first of his two career knockout victories. For most of the fight, Boogaard threw rights as Gillies threw lefts.

Derek Boogaard was an NHL enforcer, and his job was to fight. In 2011, at the age of 28, Boogaard was dead of an accidental overdose.

In 2011, 28-year-old Derek Boogaard — one of the NHL's most fearsome fighters — was found dead of an accidental overdose of painkillers and alcohol. He also showed signs of serious brain injury.

In 2011, 28-year-old Derek Boogaard — one of the NHL's most fearsome fighters — was found dead of an accidental overdose of painkillers and alcohol. He also showed signs of serious brain injury.

For a brief and bloody time, Derek Boogaard was among the most feared players in the NHL. He spent nearly all of his six years in the NHL with the Minnesota Wild. He died of an accidental drug ...

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the NHL by the family of hockey enforcer Derek Boogaard, who was 28 when he died from an accidental overdose of alcohol and oxycodone in May of 2011.

Through the night and into the next day, as the scrolls across the bottom of television screens spread the news of Derek Boogaard’s death in May, the calls of condolences came, one after another.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --The brother of the late Derek Boogaard has pleaded guilty to gross misdemeanor interference with the scene of the former Minnesota Wild player's death.Aaron Boogaard initially ...

Derek Boogaard, the friendly but at times troubled soul who spent this past season with the Rangers, has died at the age of 28. An autopsy to determine the cause of death will be performed on Booga… ...

Derek Boogaard amassed 2094 penalty minutes since starting with the Regina Caps in the 1999-2000 season; most of which resulted in five-minute major penalties for fighting.

The cause of death of New York Rangers forward Derek Boogaard has been ruled accidental and attributed to a mixture of drugs and alcohol. The Hennepin County (Minn.) Medical Examiner's office ...